Subject: RE: Ironman USA Lake PlacidReally, no one should have any reason to do anything exercise-wise Friday or Saturday other than maybe a quick spin to make sure the bike works. There will be nothing at that point that you will gain one way or another by doing anything those days. The only reason I'll be swimming is to test the waters and sighting, that's it, otherwise I wouldn't even be doing that. And I'll ride my bike up and down the block once or twice checking out the shifting. Other than that, you just need to mentally prepare yourself for the coming day and organize your gear and sleep well. It blew my mind seeing people ripping down the road on their bikes in full gear on the frickin' day before the race. Not casual testing, but full on workout. Same thing with runners. And you knew who was racing because the bikes had their numbers on them. As Peter Reid and Dave Scott both have said in interviews, there is no reason to do anything but rest the week of the race. You've got nothing to gain and risk injuring/crashing unnecessarily. |